Egypt is positioning to become a major wind energy centre in Africa with the announcement that the nation is getting ready to choose companies to build a massive 1,000 megawatt (MW) wind farm along the Gulf of Suez.

The American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) and the United States Partnership for Renewable Energy Finance (US PREF) identified an impending gap in federal support for renewable energy at the close of 2010.

Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) announced it has signed an agreement with Cisco – a worldwide leader in networking technology — to pilot and further develop a smart grid-enabled home energy management solution.